An amateur map-maker has told how his friends have disowned him after his findings stripped legendary mountaineer Reinhold Messner of two world records. Eberhard Jurgalski, 70, outraged the climber's fans…
A newly unearthed Neanderthal skull has revealed how our ancient cousins could have been around for thousands of years longer than we think, say experts. The skull fragments were discovered…
The incredible diversity in the deepest levels of the oceans is being threatened with extinction by micro-plastics, a new study has revealed. The shock findings emerged after scientists studied the…
A long-standing theory that an equatorial belt of warm water fostered life during the earth's Ice Age has been dismissed by a new study. New findings by scientists from Vienna…
A new species of dinosaur has been discovered near the Pyrenees and its fossilised remains have been deemed to be the most complete in Europe. The excavation, which was overseen…
The Mexican authorities have removed 30 bags of human remains from clandestine graves in two vacant plots of land. The human remains were found on two vacant plots of around…
A team of scientists in Austria and Germany has uncovered the oldest known remains of a mysterious species of archaic humans called the Denisovans dating back 200,000 years in a…